Shower-bath apparatus.



I. H. McELROY.

SHOWER BATH APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. I4, 1902. RENEWED 1AN.20. 1913.

Patented Sept. 5, 1916.

Hm P S nut JOHN HOWARD IVIQELROY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SHOWER-BATH APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept, 5, 1916.

Application filed November 14, 1908, Serial No. 462,587. Renewed January20, 1913. Serial No. 743,208.

and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Shower- Bath Apparatus, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact specification.

My invention is concerned with a novel valve adapted to constitute apart of or be removably secured to the customary mixer of a bath tub,and by the use of which a shower is thrown throughout the tub by simplyturning the valve, and it is designed to produce a compact valve of theclass described which shall be simple in its construction, certain inits operation, and which can be manufactured at a low cost so as toplace them within the reach of all users of ordinary stationary bathtubs.

To illustrate my invention, I annex here to one sheet of drawings, inwhich the same reference characters are used to designate identicalparts in all the figures, of which,-

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through a valve embodying myinvention; Fig. 2 is a plan view in section on the .line GG of Fig. 1;Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line DD of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a viewin section on the line EE of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a front elevation withthe shower nozzle in position to discharge the water into the tub; andFig. 6 is a detail in section showing a modified form of connection withthe mixer.

My invention is adapted to be employed in connection with a customarystationary bath tub, which is provided with customary hot and cold watercocks associated with the mixer 13, which in the ordinary constructionterminates in a detachable nozzle adapted to receive a hose for use inconnection with a shower ring, or for any other desired purpose.

I preferably form the valve member of the general shape shown, so thatthe nozzle will be brought directly beneath the mixer 13 so as todischarge at the central line of the tub, and the valve member isprovided with the customary flange 30 to secure it in place by the nut18, and is in the form of a tube, which has the vertical portion 31 andthe U-shaped portion 32, the lower horizontal side 33 of which ispreferably tapered and forms the support for the valve casing 34, whichis pivotally secured thereon by the nut 35 and washer 36. The valvecasing 34 in this form has the nozzle 37, which normally projectsdownward and the boss 38 having the flaring aperture 39 leading to theperforated nozzle plate 40; which is held 1n place by the annular flange41 screwed onto the boss 38. The water of course passes through thetubular valve member and is discharged from one or more apertures intothe valve casing, which apertures are suitably located so that when thecasing is turned in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the water willbe discharged through the nozzle 37 in the customary manner, whereaswhen it is turned into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3 andin full lines in Fig. 5, the water will pass out through the nozzleplate.

In Fig. 6, I have illustrated a modification of the connections betweenthe valve and the mixer, which may be used where it is desired toprovide a connection that may be used with any make of bath tubs. As iswell known to those versed in the art, the different makers have theflaring seats in the mixers of different angles, so that the surface 30must be of a particular angle to fit its particular tub, and to obviatethis difliculty, I may form the connection 31 with a flange 42, uponwhich is seated the tapered packing rim 43, which may be of rubber orsoft metal that can be forced to conform to the taper of the seat in themixer vhen the nut 18 is screwed in place as beore.

While I have shown and described my invention as embodied in the formwhich I at present consider best adapted to carry out its purposes, itwill be understood that it is capable of modifications, and that I donot desire to be limited in the interpretation of the following claimsexcept as may be necessitated by the state of the prior art.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is:

1. A shower-bath valve consisting of a hollow valve member having aninlet adapted to be connected to a mixer and having an outlet near itstermination, and a valve casing provided on one side with a flaringoutlet covered by a small perforated nozzle plate, and on the other sidewith an ordinary outlet and movable on said valve member to bring thetwo outlets alternately into discharging position.

10 ing being rotatable on said valve member to bring the two outletsalternately into discharging position.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and afiiXed my seal,this 12th day of November, A. D. 1908.

JOHN HOWARD MGELROY.

Witnesses:

J N0. Gr. ELLIOTT, F. E. BRoM.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

- Washington, D. C.

